All Workplace deaths as reported by OSHA 8/1/12 to 5/24/14

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Wow. that's a good one, Bob.

I skimmed through and realize that it is a chronicle of tragedy. But one entry made me think of many cartoons I have watched as a kid. "Killed by falling safe".

Also, the SA in me head's little voice said, 'if you can get killed by falling safe, maybe we should learn how to fall some other way.'

On a more serious note, I saw many entries from scaffolds and ladders. I tried to search for bucket trucks and man lifts, but my computer wouldn't let me search the pdf.

Scaffolds and ladders terrify me, but I can go up in a man lift (like your basic Genie) with no fear. I have also been in helicopters and that didn't bother me. I did see two helicopter fatalities on the list.
 
wirebender said:
7 were from falling thru skylights.
I can only assume that they tried to sit on them?
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Not necessarily. Many of the schools around here (built in 50s-70s) have skylights that are now "roofed over" due to leaks and maintenance issues. Someone on the roof could easily step onto a decommissioned skylight without knowing it is there. And if they did not bother to provide an actual structure to support the old skylight or plywood lid, down you go.
 
Bigrig said:
Not necessarily. Many of the schools around here (built in 50s-70s) have skylights that are now "roofed over" due to leaks and maintenance issues. Someone on the roof could easily step onto a decommissioned skylight without knowing it is there. And if they did not bother to provide an actual structure to support the old skylight or plywood lid, down you go.
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Wow
 
I counted 37 electrocutions, out of about 900 incidents reported during the 22 months covered in this report. That is about 4%. The vast majority of the electocutions involved contact with overhead power lines. Most of the remaining incidents had to do with installation or repair work
 
charlie b said:
I counted 37 electrocutions, out of about 900 incidents reported during the 22 months covered in this report. That is about 4%. The vast majority of the electocutions involved contact with overhead power lines. Most of the remaining incidents had to do with installation or repair work
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My brother-in-law was CEO for a small construction company specializing in underground utility (sewer/water) and site prep work. He had to see the survivor of a 2-man crew in the hospital from a high voltage contact incident. It shook him up pretty good. The irony is that there wasn't actually any contact; the bucket loader arm got close enough to the high voltage line that an arc jumped over.
 
Chasing the almighty dollar doesn't mean a whole lot when you read that! I'd rather go home pennyless than not go home at all. I preach safety to my guys all the time yet they still think "I dont need PPE for this connection, it will only take a second" or "I dont need my fall protection this time, It will take longer to put it on that it will to change that bulb"


Be Safe Guys! Look out for everyone.
 
Apparently work itself is life threatening when one reflects on that report. Probably a good time to reconsider the possibility of just becoming a beach bum and spend your life laying about in the sunshine on the beach. (With uv protection applied of course...)
Puka shell necklaces fetch a purty good price nowadays...
 
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